Garment-stretcher.



L. N. SALISBURY.

GARMENT STRETCHER.

APPLICATION men APR. 22. I914? Patented Apr. 27, 1915;

STATES GARMENT-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Application filed April 22, 1914. Serial No. 833,756.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEONARD NELSON SALISBURY,a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairmont, in the county ofMarion and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garment-Stretchers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved garment stretcher.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this characterwhich shall be exceedingly simple of construction, efficient and durablein use, and ready of manufacture, the parts being so constructed andassembled as to permit of their being folded to occupy but small spacewhen not in use, and to be adjusted readily to fit a trousers leg of anyshape. As a matter of further specific improvement, the bars arearranged to be folded upon themselves at that portion which will comeopposite the knees of the trousers, whereby the article, with thetrousers thereon, may be doubled and placed within a suit case.

Further and more specific details of construction will hereinafter morefully appear.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts:Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a trousers stretcher formed inaccordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is an edge View; Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2 showing the parts folded; and Fig. 4 is aperspective detail view showing the manner in which the side members ofthe stretcher may be connected for folding movement.

The stretcher comprises two creasing bars, each consisting of twosections 1 and 2, these sections being connected for hinged movementrelative to each other intermediate of their ends, the connection beingsecured either by the employment of an ordinary hinge, or by forming theopposed ends of the sections of each bar with hinge butts 3 of the usualconstruction, and held assembled by the usual pintle. The bars are madeof relatively thin metal, and are connected for transverse adjustmentrelative to each other, by pairs of toggle links 4:, of which, atpresent three bars are shown, although a greater number may be employedif found necessary or desirable. These links are of fiat metal and eachis provided with a series of longitudinal orifices 5 that are designedto be engaged by a bolt or screw 6 to hold the links assembled at theirupper ends, the lower ends of the links being held connected with thebars by bolts 7 wing nuts 8 are mounted on the bolts whereby the linksare locked against pivotal movement.

By the provision of the series of orifices 5, the bars may be adjustedto fit any ordinary trousers leg, and when the proper adjustment hasbeen secured the same may be retained by the locking means connectingthe lower ends of the links with the bars. In order to suspend thestretcher from a hook or the like, a chain 9 is provided, the ends ofwhich are connected with the upper terminals of the bar 5, and Where itis desired to fold the stretcher to permit of its being placed within asuit case, the hinges, which are disposed at the knee portion of thetrousers, come into play, and permit the members of the bars beingfolded upon themselves.

\Vhile the improvements herein described are simple in character, itwill be seen that they will be thoroughly efficient for the purposedesigned, and will coact in the production of a novel and highlyeffective form of garment stretcher.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

v A trousers stretcher comprising a pair of' bars foldable intermediateof their ends upon themselves, pairs of links longitudinally adjustablerelative to each other, removable bolts extending through the outer endsof the links, and through the bars, and wing nuts carried by the. boltsand adapted to engage the links to lock the same against pivotalmovement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

LEONARD NELSON SALISBURY.

Witnesses SAMUEL CLosE, BELLE MILLER.

